According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 27th, North Korean State Council Chairman Kim Jong-un sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the same day, saying that as 2026 is approaching, he extends his warmest wishes and greetings to the Russian government and people. The congratulatory message said that he himself and the North Korean government and people will always be with Putin and the Russian people. The congratulatory message said that 2025, which carries the “immortal picture” of the history of relations between North Korea and Russia, is a year of far-reaching significance. “The relationship between North Korea and Russia has further developed into the most sincere alliance between life and death in the same trenches.”

According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 27th, North Korean State Council Chairman Kim Jong-un sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the same day, saying that as 2026 is approaching, he extends his warmest wishes and greetings to the Russian government and people. The congratulatory message said that he himself and the North Korean government and people will always be with Putin and the Russian people. The congratulatory message said that 2025, which carries the “immortal picture” of the history of relations between North Korea and Russia, is a year of far-reaching significance. “The relationship between North Korea and Russia has further developed into the most sincere alliance between life and death in the same trenches.”